Nigeria’s onion industry association has lifted its suspension on exports to Ghana with immediate effect following renewed engagement. The decision restores a bilateral supply route, although no shipment volume or timetable was disclosed.
Nearly 1.9 million new battery-electric passenger cars were sold in the EU in 2025, up 29.7% from 2024. Plug-in and conventional hybrids also expanded, while diesel and petrol registrations fell sharply.
Suempol, the oldest smoked-salmon producer in Poland and one of the largest in the world, will build a new fish processing centre in the Pelczyce commune in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The plant is scheduled to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2027 and is expected to employ around 300 people. The investment value and capacity targets have not been disclosed.
EU sunflower seed production is forecast to reach 9.6 million tonnes in 2026, supported by a 5% expansion in planted area. Spain is also reporting a record pistachio crop in Andalusia and an improved grape outlook in the Canary Islands.
Mexico’s berry exports exceeded 715,000 tonnes in 2026, 2% more year on year, according to CIONoticias. The sector is seeking faster working-capital financing to manage short delivery windows, delayed payments and pressure on blueberry prices.
EU egg demand is rising faster than domestic supply as avian flu reduces laying flocks. First-quarter imports reached 94,000 tonnes, matching the volume imported during all of 2025, according to RFI.
Global barley production is forecast at about 150 million tonnes in 2026/27, nearly 6 million tonnes below the previous season. Better crops in North Africa and Turkey should partly offset losses among major producers, while Europe and Argentina face reduced export availability.
Russia earned nearly $1.1 billion from rapeseed-oil sales to China in January-July 2026, 1.4 times the level recorded a year earlier. The increase reinforced Russia’s position as China’s largest supplier, well ahead of the United Arab Emirates and Belarus.
Greek feta exports to France reached €78.6 million in 2025, according to Eleftheria. The result strengthens Greece’s position in a French market where Greek cheeses had only a limited presence a few years ago.
Russia is maintaining ample milk production despite a decline in cattle numbers, as genetics, feeding and farm management raise output per cow. Government grants and consolidation are supporting investment, although high operating costs and long production cycles remain barriers for smaller farms.
Rice producers in Seville province are heading into a harvest of roughly 350,000 tonnes while about 40% of the previous crop is still unsold. Growers blame the arrival of low-cost rice from Cambodia and Myanmar for the accumulated stock. The commercial challenge is placing new grain and carryover inventory on the same market.
Seasonal turnover at the Uji tea market reached a record ¥12.94 billion, up from ¥9.629 billion a year earlier. Tencha volume rose to 595 tonnes, while the shift toward matcha feedstock reduced production of other Japanese teas and drove their prices higher.
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